Shoe-lace-tie retainer



Fe1b.27,1923. 1,446,663

- 0. J. SANDBERG SHOE LACE TIE RETAINER Filed Mar. 5, 1921 II II I W] TNIN V EN TOR.

( KY/uarles I S'avwfl'erg' Patented their. .27, 1923.

CHARLES J. SANIDBEBG, F GHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHGE-LACE-TIE RETAINER.

Application filed March 5,

T 0 (LE whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES J. SANDBERG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Shoe-Lace-Tie Retainer, of which the followingis a specification.

li ly invention relates to improvements in the means of retaining andconcealing the lacetie of footwear, and the primary object of myinvention is to pr vide a lace-tie retainer which will not causediscomfort to the wearer and which can be securely tied to the shoe bythe shoe lace, and which although being easily and quickly attached anddetached can be securely fastened. Other objects will appear asdescription is disclosed. attain these objects by means illustrated inthe accompanying drawings forming part of this specification.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front viewof the upper portion of a laced shoe with the lace-tie retainer securedin position covering and concealing the lace-tie.

Fig. 2 is a side view of same showing a section through the concealingshield. The ends of the lacetic being shown as secured by the retainingspring.

Fig. 3 is a section along the line {3-6 Fig. 5.

Fig. 1 is a side view of the lace-tie retainer.

Fig. 5 is a reverse view of same.

Referring to the drawings, 7 re resents the upper portion of a lacedshoe having the customary eyelets or perforations 13 through which theshoe-lace 15 is drawn in lacing the shoe. is an embossed shield ofsuitable opaque material to conceal the lace-tie composed of the knot 20and the lace ends 21, and of contour to contain the lace-tie and 1921.Serial in). 449,975.

retaining spring 25. The prongs 23 and 24 which are partially slit fromthe shield 10, are bent over as shown to secure the retaining spring.The links 11 and 17 being closed into perforations 26 are joined to thelinks 1 1 and 16 by the intermediate links 12. The ends of the laceafter being drawn through the upper eyelets 13 of the shoe and the links1 1 and 16 are tied into a knot thereby securing the shield in suspendedposition from that portion of the shoe-lace between the knot 20 and theeyelets 13. The shield may then he lifted up and the ends of thelace-tie pressed in between the nihs of a retaining spring which is ofsuch resiliency as to cause the ni'os to clasp and retain the ends ofthe lace-tie. The shield. may then be returned to position with theprong 19 inserted between a lower portion of the shoe-lace 15 and thetongue of the shoe. The prong 19 integral with 10 is for the purpose ofkeeping the shield in approximate desired position and to preventexcessive swaying of the shield.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a shoe-lace-tie retainer, a shield of convex-concave form having aperforation in each side and a prong member at its lower end, and havingatlixed to its concave side a resilient spring member.

2. in a shoelace-tie retainer, a shield of convex-concave form having aretaining spring secured within the hollow side, a pair of supportingchains, and a motion arresting prong.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES (T. SANDBERG.

Witnesses:

WM. A. Bonn, MABEL A. Bonn.

